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The Calvin Jackson Quartet

The Calvin Jackson Quartet cover
RecordedJun 1955
LabelPhilips
Released1955
Personnel4 credited players
Discogsmaster 729686

The record

Philips signed this quartet in June 1955 for a session built around the easy give-and-take of piano and vibraphone, Calvin Jackson's classical training smoothing every turn. Peter Appleyard's vibes hint at the long career he'd carve out on the Canadian scene afterward.

Session personnel

  • Johnny Elwood — double bass
  • Howard Reay — drums
  • Calvin Jackson — piano
  • Peter Appleyard — vibraphone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1955Columbia · CL 756 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file
1955Columbia · CL 756 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1955Columbia · CL 756 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1955Columbia · CL 756 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Album
1955Columbia · LPCB 31075 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1955Columbia · CL 756 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1956Philips · BBL 7084 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve
1957Philips · B 07.122 L — Vinyl, LP
Philips
Coronet (2) · KLP-529 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Philips · B 07122 L — Vinyl, LP
Columbia · CL 756 — Vinyl, LP, Mono

Follow the players

Johnny Elwood also plays on

Howard Reay also plays on

Calvin Jackson also plays on

Peter Appleyard also plays on